If you are a fan of the old "Hawaii Five-0" series, you needn't be threatened by the new "Hawaii Five-0" (CBS, 10 tonight). The names are the same, and "Book 'em, Danno" is uttered (albeit in a snarky, modern way), but it's a completely different show.

Keep your memories and watch this version with an open mind. It's got plenty of action, good performances and beautiful scenery. What's not to like?

Alex O'Loughlin plays Steve McGarrett, a Navy SEAL who after the murder of his father is asked by the governor (Jean Smart) to head up a special task force. (Which kind of means he's not really even Hawaii Five-0). This McGarrett is a bit arrogant, and plays by his own rules. He likes to get tough too; if he was James Bond, he'd be Daniel Craig. Sadly he does not have Jack Lord's fabulous head of hair.

The last installment of Luci's 3-part "Lost" finale recap (read  part 2):

SPOILER ALERT

A taxi arrives at a church. It's Real Locke in WITPDCAR. He gets into his wheelchair. He sees Ben outside. Ben apologizes for everything. "I was selfish. Jealous. You were special, John. And I wasn't." "Ben, if it helps, I forgive you." Ben chooses to stay outside even though everyone else is inside. (A self-imposed penance perhaps?) Ben tells Locke he doesn't need the wheelchair anymore and Locke walks into the church on his own two legs.

More from Luci Chavez on last night's "Lost" finale (read part 1 of recap here):

Juliet, Claire and David (Dylan Minnette) are walking into he concert in WITPDCAR. Juliet has to go back to the hospital, I presume. Charlie is passed out in the green room until the lovely Charlotte wakes him. "I got shot by a fat man." Daniel Farraday/Widmore (Jeremy Davies) is in the green room, too. He and Charlotte meet.

Outside, David and Claire sit at Table 23 with Desmond and Kate. (The producers think they're so cute.) Dr. Chang is emceeing the event. It is his museum after all. Daniel Widmore is going to jam with Drive Shaft while playing classical piano. Highly unlikely in real life because, in my mind, Drive Shaft is basically Oasis but I don't even care because there is Charlie with his bass looking just shy of sober! Yeah!!!!

Our "Lost" recapper Luci Chavez on last night's finale. Luci will be
hosting a live chat on the finale today at the News & Observer site
at noon. Please join her! 

I have bogarted other people's DVR's to watch Lost. I have stayed up until 3-4 a.m. after late Duke basketball games to watch Lost.

I have vigilantly avoided nearly all internet speculation about Lost for the past three years. I've put friends under radio silence so as to avoid spoiling one second of the best TV show ever.

Consider what a TV show needs to do to inspire that kind of devotion and
emotion every week.

Now multiply it by 150.

The payoff came Sunday night while watching the 2 1/2-hour series
finale.

The series finale of Lost was grand and epic yet achingly intimate and personal. While Lindelcuse stayed true to the show's "what the hell was that" roots with an ending left open to interpretation, it satisfied me emotionally in every way.

Our "Lost" blogger Luci Chavez was traumatized by this week's episode. Here's her report.

I am undone.

SPOILER ALERT

Los Angeles. Hospital. What If The Plane Didn't Crash Alternate Reality (WITPDCAR). Real Locke (Terry O'Quinn) post surgery with Foxy (Matthew Fox), who tells about his accident. Foxy back to being the hero. He mentions to John that he had a look at Locke's first injury and thinks he can fix it. "You're a candidate." Give him a shot, John. Foxy can do miracles, too, ya know. Locke says no and then the lovely Katey Segal, as Helen, looking so different than she does on Sons of Anarchy, arrives.

  Luci Chavez gives us her thoughts on this week's episode of "Lost."

Still choosing sides in this Jin & Sun special.

SPOILER ALERT

Island via night vision goggles. Black Locke (Terry O'Quinn) chitchats with Jin (Daniel Dae Kim), wanting to know if Jin knows about the cave with the names and his possible "candidacy." Jin does but wants to know, "Kwon? If it's me or Sun?" Black Locke doesn't know but knows he has to gather all the people with names still uncrossed off on the wall and take them to Hydra island. (Now if Black Locke gets them all to go, that means the island is no more. No one to protect? No powerful, spooky island.)

The latest recap from our "Lost" junkie, Luci Chavez:

(Note: I counted wrong. I didn't count the premiere, parts 1 and 2, as separate episodes. So this lovely little Lost morsel goes down as episode 6.8, a.k.a. "Recon.")

Hey, you choose to wait to see how much skin Josh Holloway shows in this Sawyer special, that's you're business.

SPOILER ALERT

  Our "Lost" junkie Luci Chavez reports on this week's episode:

I'm late on this one. So should I warn you not to read it unless you've seen the episode?

Yeah. SPOILER ALERT.

Great episode including real information about how long the "candidates" have been "candidates for island presidency." I appreciate real information. But I appreciate Dr. Feelgood episodes even more.

Our "Lost" junkie Luci Chavez reports on last night's episode:

Great to watch last night's episode with my sister Gabby and my niece Hope. I'll be able to do that for the next couple of weeks while hanging out in Washington state. They're big Lost fans, too.

Great to see, Claire (Emilie de Ravin). Great to see Sayid (Naveen Andrews) alive. I'm a little disturbed by Foxy's hair. And is it me or is Josh Holloway looking a little thick? Maybe it's the HD.

SPOILER ALERT!

There are a gazillion unanswered questions going into the final season of "Lost" on ABC. I said three seasons ago I'd be happy if Lindelcuse had explained 80 percent of it by the end of the series.

Still, we need to focus for Season 6. (STOP HERE if you haven't followed the show and plan on doing it in the future.)

To countdown to the last season premiere ever (waah!) of "Lost" ... six story lines I think should be addressed by the series finale:

No. 6 Why were these people chosen by the Island?